English - Chapter 73 - Al-Muzzammil

You who are bundled up

stay up all night, except for a little while

half of it or a trifle less than that

or [even] add some to it, and chant the Quran distinctly as it should be chanted

We will cast a weighty statement on you

The onset of night is more serious for impressions, as well as more effective for speaking in

You have lengthy employment during daylight

Mention your Lord´s name and devote yourself to Him utterly

Lord of the East and the West, there is no deity except Him, so accept him as your Defender

Be patient about anything they may say, and steer clear of them in a polite manner

Let Me deal with rejectors who are enjoying their leisure; put up with them for a while

Before us there lie fetters and Hades

plus food which will make you choke, and painful torment

Some day the earth and mountains will rumble, and the mountains spill over as if they had been turned into sand

We have sent a messenger to you (all) to act as a witness concerning you, just as We sent Pharaoh a messenger

Yet Pharaoh defied the messenger, so We seized him mercilessly

The sky will crack open from it; His promise will be fulfilled

This is a Reminder, so let anyone who so wishes, adopt a way unto his Lord

Your Lord knows how you stay up close to two thirds of the night [in prayer], half of it, and even a third of it; and [so do) a group of those who are with you. God measures out both night and daylight; He knows that you (all) will never count them up, so He has relented towards you. Read whatever seems feasible from the Quran. He knows that some of you may be ill while others are out travelling around the earth seeking God´s bounty, and still others are fighting for God´s sake. So read any of it that seems feasible, and keep up prayer and pay the welfare tax, and advance God a handsome loan. Anything good you send on ahead for yourselves, you will find [later on] with God; it is better and more important as earnings. Seek forgiveness from God; God will be Forgiving, Merciful